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| A Hot Summer Gets Hotter Wildfires sweep across 10 western states, consuming more than 375,000 acres of wilderness
Firefighters battle the Quartz Fire near Ruch, Ore., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001. The Quartz fire, one of many burning in Oregon, has scorched more than 5,100 acres although officials believe they can get it under control by early next week. 
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